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CHARLES J. GANO, or RIOHFIRLD SPRINGS, NRW YORK, ASSIGNOR or Two- THIRDS To GARRRTT R. GANO, OF SAMR rLAcE, AND PHILIP II. BROWN, or wnsr wINIIELD, NRW YORK.

CAR-COUPLING.l

SPECIFICATION forming part of Lett-ers Patent No. 302,122, dated July 15,1884.

Application iilcdMay 9, 1884. (No model.) A

To all whom it may concern,.- Along each side of draw bar C are two Be it'known that I, CHARLES J. GANO, of springs, I, secured at one end, 7c, and having 50 Richfield Springs, inthe county of Otsego their free ends resting against the sides of and State of New York, have invented a new draw-head A, so that the normal position of and Improved Car-Coupling; and I hereby the draw-bar and draw-head is inline, as seen declare the following to be a full, clear, and in Fig. 1. l exact description of the same, reference being It will be observed that as the cars move 55 had to the accompanying drawings, makinga around curves the draw-head will vibrate in part of this speciication, in whicha horizontal plane to a limited extent, and IO Figure l is a side elevation of twov drawthereby make the pull tangent to the'curve,

heads coupled and in their normal position. thereby., to a greatextent, avoiding the heavy Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the draw-head binding of the flanges of the wheels. Vhen 60 `leaving the draw-head bar when a car jumps a car leaves the track, it necessarily throws the track. Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are detail views. draw-head A so far to one side of a line with My invention relates to couplings for cars, drawbar, vC that the ribs e c" pass out of and has for its object to provide a coupling grooves 'L' i, which hold A and C together, and which will automatically relieve or let go.`a the partsbecome detached, (see Fig. 2,)there- 65 car which has been derailed. by releasing the derailed car from the adja- My invention consists in a divided draw cent car on the track, andavoiding dragging 2O head and bar, one being movable in relation the latter from the track'.

to the other within an arc of a circle. The positions of the ribs and grooves may My invention also consists in sundry debe transposed, other sockets and springs than 7o tails of construction, hereinafter fully de- .those shown may be used7 and the conformascribed, and specically pointed out in thev tion of the ribs and grooves may be changed claims. without departing from the spirit of my in- In order that those skilled in vthe art may vention. .Y make and use my invention, I will proceed tol I am aware that a vibrating draw head 75 describe the exact manner in which I have kept in proper alignment by sidesprings is carried it out. not new, broadly, yand that such a draw-head 3o In the said drawings, A is the draw-head, has been supplied with a hole and pin to se- Aprovided with an opening, a, to' receive the cure an ordinary coupling-link, and therefore ordinary link, and a hole, b, in which to in- Imake no claim, broadly, to such devices; but 8o' sert a coupling-pin, c', to secure said link. as au automatically removable draw-head to Backward from the draw-head project two separate when the car leaves the track has not tangs or plates, B B', their ends reduced, as heretofore been constructed, andv seen at b b, to enter two staples, sockets, or Having thus described my invention, what equivalent devices, d d. The inner surfaces I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters 8 5 of plates B B are iiat and parallel, and are Patent, is

provided with curved projecting ribs e e-in 1. In a car-coupling, a draw-bar, in coni- 4o this instance shown dovetailed.'` Y bination with a vibrating automatically-re- Fitting between the tangs or plates B B movable draw-head, substantially as and for is a rectangular draw-bar, C, provided on its the purpose set forth. 99 f upper and lower 'surfaces with curved grooves 2. In a carcoupling, a draw-bar, in co1n. or recesses z' i,conforming in shape to the ribs bination with an automatically detachable e e on the tangs lor plates B B. The lines ofvibrating draw-head, A, substantially as dethe ribs e e and the grooves i' i are struck on scribed. curves, the centers of which would be about 3. 'Ihe draw-head A, provided with the 95 the sockets ci' el. tangs or Vplates B B', having on theirl inner faces curved ribs c e', in combination with the receive a Coupling-pin, for the purpose specidraW-bar C, provided with sockets d d', curved ed.

grooves z' Qand side springs, I, all constructed, CHARLES J. GANO. arranged, and operated as set forth. Vitxlesses:

4. The draw-bar C, in combination with au E. A. HINDS, open-faced automatieally-detachable vibrat- G. D. GANEY.

ing drawhead provided with a hole, a, to 

